Black Founders Forum - Raising Millions to Scale Their Businesses
Thu, Feb 18
|Zoom
Black employee resource groups at Amazon (BEN) and LinkedIn (BIG) have teamed up with StartEngine during Black Heritage Month to showcase the inspiring journeys of five black founders who have raised as much as $1 million+ dollars in capital on the StartEngine equity crowdfunding platform.
Time & Location
Feb 18, 2021, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM EST
Zoom
About the Event
In honor of Black Heritage Month, a robust collaboration between the Black employee resource groups at Amazon (BEN), LinkedIn (BIG) and MERG-E (the Michigan Employee Resource Group for Equity), has formed and teamed up with the nation’s largest equity crowdfunding platform, to host a global panel discussion showcasing the inspiring journeys of five black founders who have raised as much as $1 million+ dollars in capital on the StartEngine platform. The Black Founders Forum with Q&A will address the topic of equity, as it relates to access to capital for Black and Brown founders, as well as the challenges related to building wealth within the Black community. The virtual event is free and will be broadcast live on Zoom
The founders on the panel represent a wide array of businesses at various stages of development, including:
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